Colorado black metal project. Named after the Greek personification of misery and sadness, delivering some of the most acclaimed atmospheric black metal in America.

Tuba City, Arizona black/thrash metal project from the Navajo Nation. One of the few metal acts from indigenous reservation land.

Akolouthos is a black metal project from California. Their two 2022 EPs — "Descent into the Withering Forest" and "Last Ride of the Dishonored Guard" — evoke fantasy narratives through raw black metal.

Akrasia is a black metal band from Salem, Massachusetts — a city whose witchcraft history makes it a fitting home for extreme metal. With eleven releases spanning 2011 to 2026, the project has been a prolific and enduring presence in the New England black metal underground.

Grand Rapids, Michigan black metal and hardcore punk project named after the ancient Ethiopian empire. African historical themes through West Michigan extremity.

Aktor is a black metal band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. With three releases between 2013 and 2025, including a Blue Öyster Cult cover ("I am the Psychic Wars"), the project blends classic metal reverence with black metal aesthetics.

Alaric is a raw pagan black metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Named after the Visigoth king who sacked Rome, the band's 2011 self-titled LP and 2012 split with Atriarch deliver raw, pagan-themed black metal steeped in historical darkness.

Las Vegas black metal project. The Spanish word for 'shriek' channels nocturnal terror from the desert entertainment capital.

Alas, Tyranny is a symphonic black/death metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. With three releases between 2008 and 2015, including the full-length "Monolithic," the band layers orchestral sweep over aggressive blackened death metal from the heart of the South.